The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-03
STATE NEWS.


Mr.. r. X. Bryan, who for some
years edited papers at Fayetteville
and Hickory, and always displayed
liability in his profession, has almost
| lost his sight. He is now at his old
home in Pender county.
Mr.. Eugene G. Harrell, secreta.
Try of the Teachers Assembly, has
been at MOrehead, and has com.
lpleted every arrangement for the
accommodation Of nine hundred
people, who will attend the sum
mer meeting at the Atlantic Hotel.
The Charlotte Chronicle says: a
white man named Tom Hudson,
eiIployed as q brakeman on the O.,
10. ~ @. road between Blacks and
ERutherfordton, met with an acci
dent at Blacks yesterday, which
lresulled in the loss Of one OF his
if0et He was run over by the
ftta1n and the loot was so badly.
crushed by the wheels that it had
to be, amputated.
The Nea0s Obser5sr says: The
accepted plans and specifications
| for the new hotel, to be built by
Mr.. r. S. Pullen at the corner Of
Fayetteville and Davie streets,
haves been received. The building
is to be three story brick struct,
ure, the lower floor to be divided
into stores, Offices, etc. The sec
Ond and third floors will contain
parlors, halls and .Sixty-four guest
rooms, besides all other compart-
ments and conveniences. Every
modern feature will be introduced
into the building and it will be a
perfect arrangement Of it's kind.
The Goldsboro Messenger says:
Major w. A. Smith supercedes Mr..
George 7. Jones as one Of the pro
prietors of the Gregory House and,
consequently, the firm name has
been changed to EdgertOn & Smith.
This is the former president o.
the n. G. Il. II. and receiver Of the
w. n. @. r. r., once noted Re-
publican politician, candidate for
LIT. GoveFnor..against Jarvis, now a
very sound Democrat. He is Joe
Turner's "Blow your horn Billy"
He can blow the dinner horn to
some purpose.-CITlzEN.
The Raleigh Dispatch correspon-
dent says: The most remarkable
event of the coming week will be
the opening of the grave at the
little town Of Third Creek, Rowan
county, wherein the body of p. s.
Ney IIGN. TnU CNnumaUi01I Is to uu
made by prominent physicians of
that section to satisfy, if possible,
a lOng-ielt belief that p. S. Ney and
the famous French Marshal Ney
were the same person. The disin-
terment is at the request of DIR.
Draper, the president of the Wis
consin State Historial Association,
whose interest in the matter is in.
tense. Thousands of people in
this State have heard of this long.
veXed question, of whether p. S.
Ney and the marshal were the
same person. The skull of P. S.
| Ney is to be examined to see if it
was trephined and also to locate
the exact position of sabre cut.
The Richmond Dispatch cores
pondence says: Noah Evans, the ne.
gro charged with burning the oil
mills here, was sent to jail to-day
by Mayor DOdd in default Of $500
bond, and will be tried at the July
term of the Superior Court. The
prosecution claim that the evidence
will convict him.
M. Il. A. James, the young man
of Clinton who was so dreadtulIy
wounded at the Clinton railway
celebration by being thrust
through the body with a sword,
continues to improve.
Trouble is expected in CASTOR
county over threats by some ne
groes to break into the Jail at Dal-
las and release a negro who is con-
fined there for an offence against a
young white woman. Sheriff Alb
eFnathy has received a letter sta.
ting that the Jail would be stormed
and the negro released. The let
fer is signed by Tom Hunter, a ne
(. GU, wrIU swJS thfce lIuiiuT od men
are behind him. The military
company at Dallas, under com
mand Of Capt. Holland, will repress
promptly any disorder.
Dnrhanl'a nonnlotion a1so. saoro.